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elcome readers to our special 10th edition publication of Celebrating Whanganui. This magazine celebrates our local successes and showcases just a glimpse of the abundant lifestyle that Whanganui offers.

Whanganui is thriving at present, house prices are at an all-time high, businesses are talking about their achievements and Whanganui is booming!

Welcome to the world’s most intelligent small city, read more about that in this issue, also news of the 30th anniversary of Masters Games in February 2019, Dame Tariana’s investiture, our Mayor Hamish’s trip to our sister city Nagaizumi-cho in Japan and so much more!

Our city offers facilities to suit everyone, outdoors and indoor sports, beaches, public gardens and reserves, native bush walks, fishing, and art works galore!

We sincerely thank the wonderful Whanganui businesses that continue to support the magazine, we love to read of your incredible successes.

Have a wonderful summer, or winter if you are reading this in the Northern Hemisphere!

P3 - Message from the Mayor P4 - Air Chathams P5 - Masters Games P6 - Forestry sector booming P7 - Harcourts Whanganui P8 - eBikes Wanganui P9 - Just Looking P10 - Waimarie P11 - Bushy Park P12 - inkt P14 - Larsen Collision Repairs Ltd P15 - Community Education Whanganui P16 - GDM P17 - Harcourts Whanganui P18 - Masonic Court Rest Home P19 - Restored monument unveiled P20 - Elite Mechanical P22 - Doyle Audit / Wairua P23 - Trafalgar Square P24 - Wanganui Insurance Brokers P25 - Cutting Edge P26 - Higgins Poultry Farm P27 - Harcourts Whanganui P29 - Chatham Tours P30 - Bridge To Nowhere P31 - Waitahinga Trails P32 - Matthews Roses / Sarjeant On The Quay P33 - Harcourts Whanganui

P34-35 - Literary icon James K Baxter P36 - On top of her game P37 - Insulmax P38 - Restorative City Whanganui P39 - Whanganui & Partners P40 - Top small place with big ambition P41 - Harcourts Whanganui P42-45 - Education P47 - Landlords Link P48-49 - Caring for your animals P50 - Jurgens Demolition P51 - Tile art revived P52 - Famous sportspeople from Whanganui P53 - Ignition Motor Group P54 - Pacific Helmets P55 - Puanga celebrations P56 - helloworld P57 - Bishop holds Mass at Marae P58-59 - Churches P60 - Bastia Hill water tower P61 - Sort It Out / Camtract P62 - Wanganui Golf Club P63 - Wilson’s Hunting and Outdoors P64 - Local Websites & Facebook P65 - Events calendar P66 - Map of New Zealand P67 - Harcourts Whanganui P68 - Ag Challenge

Enjoy!

Warm regards, Alison Hollard Sales Manager NZME. Whanganui

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here’s always a lot to celebrate in Whanganui, but right now in particular we are experiencing growth in all areas of our community – population, business and infrastructure.

We keenly await the results of the 2018 Census which will tell us just how many newcomers have made Whanganui their home, but in the meantime, the information from the test Census held in March last year shows we are growing at a rate of about 700 people per year - the largest population growth Whanganui has seen in decades.

This is evident in the buzz in our town centre, in the wealth of activities and events happening here and in the positive way people are talking about our city.

Whanganui District Council, with support from the community, has put some tangible actions in place for newcomers through the Welcoming Communities Plan. Although this plan has been designed with recent migrants, former refugees and international students in mind, its goal is to provide better access to information, activities and services which will make anyone feel at home.

Whanganui was selected for this pilot programme alongside nine other councils throughout Aotearoa – just another way we are leading the way nationwide. Our community has always been known for its manaakitanga and I want to thank Whanganui locals for making sure all ‘Whanga-newbies’ feel at home here.

Whanganui has a diversity of businesses – from food and hospitality

to manufacturing, agricultural and ‘disruptive’ technologies in the digital sector. Often I open the Whanganui Chronicle and read about a new business making its mark on our district and I commend those who have a vision for an idea and the motivation to make it happen – as well as choosing to make it happen here.

Mayor Hamish McDouall

I am excited about recent conversations I’ve had with people who are looking at Whanganui for relatively new horticultural industries because of our microclimate and stable workforce. People are noticing we have some the nation’s most productive soils.

As many will know, I was part of a delegation from the Council and community who recently visited our sister city Nagaizumi-cho to celebrate our 30-year relationship. We talked about educational opportunities which can be shared between our two cities and waste

minimisation initiatives, while encouraging our sister city residents to attend the 2019 Masters Games here in Whanganui.

It was a worthwhile trip which further cemented this important relationship for cultural and economic reasons beneficial to both communities. We are also actively exploring a locale in China for a new relationship.

The New Zealand Masters Games will be held in February 2019 with 5,000 athletes expected to compete in almost 70 sports. Next year is the 30th celebration of the Games in New Zealand, which should make the event extra special.

The organising team is delighted to announce that Downer, who plays a significant role in our local infrastructure, is the main sponsor. The downtown Games Village will bring competitors to our town centre where we can showcase our bars and cafes, galleries, heritage buildings and access to our magnificent awa. I will be competing in cricket, football and I am considering playing pool, so if you see me, please be sure to say hello.

In other exciting news for our community, Whanganui has recently been on the receiving end of a huge funding boost from the New Zealand Transport Agency, with almost $40 million of roading maintenance and $2.6 million in pedestrian and cycling infrastructure.

We have also worked strenuously on applying for the $3 billion Government Provincial Growth Fund and we anticipate an exciting announcement soon.

With all of this going on, what’s not to celebrate?

LEFT: The Whanganui delegation to Nagaizumi-cho get ready for the Waku Waku Festival. CENTRE: The official exchange of mayoral gifts between Mayor Hamish McDouall and Mayor Osamu Ikeda. RIGHT: Mayor Hamish McDouall, far right, opens the New Zealand International Pilot Academy with Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy (photo thanks to Governor-General New Zealand)

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njoy great sport, meet great mates and make great memories at the 30th Anniversary Downer New Zealand Masters Games to be held 1 – 10 February 2019 in the stunning River City of Whanganui.

Since its inception in 1989, the New Zealand Masters Games has grown from humble beginnings of 1500 entrants competing across 29 sports to the heady heights of over 8,000 entrants and 67 sports, making it the biggest Masters Games event in New Zealand by far. In February 2019, we anticipate more than 5,000 athletes from over 20 countries will converge on New Zealand’s most successful Olympic town to participate in the country’s largest and longest running multi-sport event.

You will be spoilt for choice when it comes to deciding which sport/s you will enter at the 2019 Downer New Zealand Masters Games. Over the nine day celebration of Masters sports, you’ll find more than 50 individual and team sports

on the programme including old favourites and a bunch of new exciting additions. Be prepared to witness amazing achievements and sporting milestones from athletes of all shapes and sizes, ages and walks of life.

Think you’re not good enough to participate at the Downer New Zealand Masters Games? Think again. There are no qualifying standards to take part! To enter, participants must simply reach the minimum age for their chosen sport, usually 30 years of age (that’s as old as the Games are now!). It’s all about having fun, experiencing new and different sports and sharing your love for sport with other sport-enthusiasts.

Conveniently nestled in the heart of the CBD in Whanganui, the Downer New Zealand Masters Games Village is located at the Whanganui War Memorial Centre on Queen’s Park.

An unforgettable focal point, the Village is the perfect place to celebrate your achievements, socialise with teammates, friends and family and enjoy

the camaraderie for which the event is renowned.

The Village will be the home to the Opening and Closing ceremonies of this spectacular event, and the nightly entertainment programme set to wow the Games Village over the 10 nights.

Located within the Games Village, you’ll find the Sport & Leisure Expo, Food Court, and Outdoor Bar, as well as the Games Check-In Desk and a wide range of merchandise available to commemorate your participation at the Downer New Zealand Masters Games.

Early Bird entries are sprinting out of the door until 31 October; once the clock ticks past midnight, Standard Entry Fees apply.

Why not warm up for five minutes now and secure your Downer New Zealand Masters Games 2019 entry at www.nzmg. com 2019 is the year to ‘Give it a go’ at the Downer New Zealand Masters Games!

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anganui’s forestry sector is now in full swing with many of the large syndicated and privately owned forests planted in the early 1990’s reaching maturity.

This has created some very solid career paths for young people in the region as the demand for a reliable workforce to meet the long term harvest profile has risen. Many of the harvest crews are now mechanised and forestry is now at the cutting edge of machinery technology. Much of the workforce are now primarily in very comfortable and safe machines, some with values up to $2.2m.

The increase in regional harvest activity has also had downstream benefits for other service provision industries such as engineers, auto electricians and tyre retailers. With approximately 25 harvest crews based in the region, the total number of direct forestry based employees would total around 400 including the establishment and tending functions.

The governments’ recently announced ‘Billion Tree Program’ has ignited greenfields forest establishment and this, combined with the buoyant carbon market, has once again proven forestry to be a very viable alternative investment to farming operations, especially on marginal and

erosion prone land. It has also ensured that the forest industry is futureproofed through continued sustainable harvest levels following on from the ‘wall of wood’ which was a result of the planting boom of the 90’s and early 2000’s.

The domestic and export markets have performed very well over the last 3 years with very strong prices providing very good returns to forest owners on a net return basis. Domestic building starts, both residential and commercial, have buoyed local sawmills producing framing lumber for construction and many of these mills are spending significant amounts on capital works to increase production. Much of the sawn clear lumber from pruned log sawmills is sold into Europe and this market has also remained strong for an extended period of time.

The medium to long term demand for NZ radiata is strong as it is viewed as a very versatile and multipurpose raw material. Uses range from construction, packaging, pulp and paper to furniture and appearance grade products. China is the largest consumer of export logs with approximately 75% of the exported log volume destined for China.

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products imported to China have reduced US supply which has been replaced by NZ radiata.

In addition, the Chinese government is becoming increasingly aware of the effects of deforestation on their water supplies and land stability. The Chinese Government is restricting their domestic harvest in response to this which in-turn creates demand for our products.

To put this into context, China uses approximately 66 million cubic metres of Roundwood of which around 40 million is sourced domestically and the remaining 26 million is imported, 20 million from NZ. FOMS is the largest privately owned forestry company in NZ with an annual production of 1.2 million tonnes from over 50 harvesting crews throughout the North Island.

FOMS provides all forestry related services from carbon and ETS advice, forest establishment and tending and full harvesting and marketing services and have staff domiciled throughout the North Island. Contact the team at FOMS for any advice on you forest or woodlot.

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he Miss World New Zealand title for 2018 has been won by a woman from Whanganui.

Maori Television reporter and presenter Jessica Tyson was crowned at the SkyCity Convention Centre in May and her whanau are very proud, said her uncle Colin Tyson.

pageant in Australia. She placed second at Miss World New Zealand and took part in Miss International in Tokyo in 2016 and won Miss Global City in Shanghai last year.

“She has worked very hard for this and we are all very proud of her. It’s not just about her beauty, it’s about her whole person.”

Now co-presenter on Rereatea, Maori Television’s online midday news bulletin, Tyson has told her Instagram followers that the Miss World title is “a dream come true”.

The charity was started by 2017 Miss World New Zealand Annie Evans and Tyson organised an auction and fashion show to raise funds for the cause in April.

Whanganui-born Jessica Tyson was crowned Miss World New Zealand at Auckland’s SkyCity.

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In 2008 she won the Miss Teen World

“I am so incredibly grateful for the Miss World New Zealand organisation and judges for choosing me, for my family and friends who flew from as far as Australia to come and support me at the show, to all of my supporters who have helped me with my fundraising efforts for Annie’s Lifeline by attending my events.”

Tyson is dedicated to supporting mental health causes and has been fundraising for Annie’s Lifeline - an organisation that gives scholarships to youth who are suicide survivors or have gone through strenuous mental health problems.

Tyson, of Te Atihaunui-a-Paparangi iwi, moved to Auckland in 2012 to do a communication studies degree, majoring in journalism, then studied te reo Maori .

The 25-year-old has already represented New Zealand at two international pageants in China and Japan.

“I woke up today the happiest girl in the world,” Tyson told her online followers yesterday.

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Since she was re-launched on the Whanganui River in 2000, the Waimarie paddle steamer has become an iconic symbol of the River City and a significant attraction for both locals and visitors.

Based on the banks of the Whanganui River, the Waimarie sails up the river and back three days a week from October until Christmas, then six days a week until April.

The two hour experience, enhanced by tales of the colourful history of the steamer and of the river, is popular with both young and old.

Popular private charters

The Waimarie is becoming increasingly popular and it’s not just her scheduled daily summer or Friday night sailings in demand with more private hires available than ever before.

Did you Know?

• Waimarie means good fortune • Designed & pre-fabricated in London in 1899 • Carried cargo, mail & river dwellers in its early years • Was known as the queen of the river • Sank in 1952 • Pulled from the river 1993 • Restored by the people of the city • Re-launched 2000 • Only surviving coal-fired paddle steamer from NZ’s golden riverboat era

The Waimarie has hosted all sorts of special chartered sailings, from weddings and birthdays to champagne breakfasts and corporate events, and even schools keen on educating students about the history of the river.

It’s unbelievable the amount of restoration work that has been donated by the people of the city to restore Waimarie to its former glory – it’s truly remarkable and quite a story to tell on how she has spent her last 100 years.

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Sanctuary and Homestead A unique accommodation experience

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ushy Park Homestead in Wanganui is a twenty-two roomed Category One heritage building and has been preserved very much in its original state.

Dedication to preserving Bushy Park homestead’s period features, and its significant historic importance, has seen the rooms reflect the style and ambience of its early years. Beautiful wood panelling, open fireplaces, bay windows and antique furniture feature throughout.

As guests in their ample Bed and Breakfast, you will live as the guests of the past did, with five spacious bedrooms and delicious home style cooking. For large groups there is a ten-bed bunkhouse and non-powered campsites.

The sweeping lawns surrounding the homestead and myriad of bushwalks through the native forest nearby provide ample space and variety for quiet reflection, or corporate team-building activities.

A perfect venue for outdoor ceremonies and wedding receptions, there are numerous opportunities for photos including the homestead’s front entrance with its stunning stained glass windows, the sweeping manicured lawns and gardens with the homestead as a backdrop, or take advantage of the limitless bush settings a short stroll away.

Bird-watchers and bush-walkers are sure to delight in the expanse of protected native bush at Bushy Park. The Sanctuary is a 245 acre predator-free remnant of some of New Zealand’s finest lowland native rain forest. A network of forest paths traverse the forest reserve that includes mahoe, mamaku, pukatea, rata, and rimu along with colonies of ferns and mosses. With a choice of 10 tracks to walk, you’ll have ample opportunity to spot the native bird species that abound.

A predator eradication programme has rid the forest of almost all pests – stoats, ferrets, weasels, possums, feral cats, hedgehogs and rats, and the culmination of this eradication programme has been the completion of a 4.8km Pest Proof Fence around the entire Park.

Bushy Park is considered by Forest and Bird to be among the 25 best restoration ecology projects in Australia and New Zealand.

Featuring some of New Zealand’s spectacular native birdlife, the Sanctuary is home to such species as the Hihi (Stitchbird) and the Tieke (Saddleback). You may also be able to spot the diminutive Toutouwai (North Island Black Robin), and the majestic Kereru (NZ Wood Pigeon). Listen out for the beautiful song of the Tui, Korimako (Bellbird), and Ruru (Morepork), while finding yourself in the company of the well-known locals such as Fantails, Kingfishers, Black Swans, Mallards, Pukeko, Silvereye and many more.

Visiting the forest is free for everyone. Donations are welcome to help maintain, protect and enhance this special place. A donation box is alongside the Stables, just before you enter the forest.

Access to the forest is during daylight hours only. For access outside these times, please contact the Homestead 06 3429879 to arrange.

For more information see www.bushyparksanctuary.org.nz.

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The Virginia Lake Reserve is home to the Winter Gardens, an Art Deco styled conservatory and outdoor display area with floral, fern and water features.

It is known for its colourful tropical plants and themed gardens.

A great place to visit year-round whatever the season or the weather with an adjacent café established in the former park manager’s house.

Not only just flowers, there are also art

displays and sculptures to discover here.

The Centennial Winter Gardens were opened in 1940 to commemorate the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840.

Adjoining are three small outdoor display areas in a walled Art Garden combining sculpture and art. Some of the pieces have been designed by local art students. Entry is free and the Winter Gardens are open from 9:00am to 5:00pm every day.

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hanganui has proved fertile ground for the continuation and growth of Community Education for almost forty years.

As we edge closer to our 40-year anniversary we are pleased to be offering a diverse range of experiences designed to inspire and delight!

Expand your culinary repertoire with our ‘foodie’ classes – Sausage-making, Cooking for One, Knife-skills, Distillery, and our latest treasure, Coffee 101; held at Whanganui’s own Article Café.

Colour up your life with our Acrylic

classes with Michael Haggie, who also teaches Beginner Drawing classes. Create your own original work on canvas with local artist Pauline Allomes.

Whanganui weaver Juanita Davis can teach you to weave your very own Harakeke baskets and kité, whilst learning the Tikanga alongside the weaving process Juanita offers an authentic Raranga experience.

We are also offering our ‘Any Instrument Goes’ music classes with Bruce Jellyman, who has a faithful following of eclectic musical geniuses attending his fun classes each term.

Learn Te Reo Maori, French, sewing, or create your very own bone-carving treasure. Learn how to use Photoshop to enhance your photography, explore our flash-fiction workshop or brush up on your investment skills with our Investor Basics class. Join a woodwork class, learn to drive, or drop in to our Socrates Café. There is something for everyone – and if we don’t run what you’re looking for let us know!

‘Live as if you were to die tomorrow.

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ariana Turia has always had a fire in her belly, her nephew, Grant Huwyler, says.

“She’s definitely a role model for all of us and we are extremely proud of her as a whanau,” he told a crowd of about 400.

He spoke on Dame Tariana’s behalf at her investiture at Putiki Marae on August 14, after Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy made her a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit.

Dame Tariana was a whangai child in a conservative, almost Victorian, Putiki family, Huwyler said. She always rebelled against that conservativism. Accepting an honour bestowed by the Queen was a compromise she made in the interest of her family.

Her aunts would have loved to see it, Huwyler said.

Dame Patsy said it was a pleasure to bestow the honour in front of Dame Tariana’s family, friends and community.

She spoke of Dame Tariana’s extraordinary contribution on behalf of all New Zealanders, her commitment, perseverance and compassion.

Dame Tariana’s citation spoke of her time at Pakaitore, the way she founded Te Oranganui Iwi Health Authority and her time in Parliament. It said one of the hallmarks of her leadership was the idea that change was more enduring when people determined their own solutions.

Whanganui kaumatua John Maihi added his recollections of discussions with Dame Tariana in which she was the ultimate winner. He remembered a “magnificent” speech she made at Pakaitore in 1995, where she spoke of dying for the cause.

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“No one agreed with her. I think some of them were saying ‘Die?’. She was staunch and she stuck to her kaupapa. She would face anything.”

While all this was going on, Mona Patea in the audience reflected on what she knew of Dame Tariana’s generosity providing food for the hungry and school uniforms for families that coudn’t afford them.

“The old people and the children are the people she worries about.”

Dame Tariana herself looked tired, and Patea said she wouldn’t be enjoying all the praise, and would prefer to be “going to look after the people” instead.

Like many present, Patea enjoyed the chance to see her cousins and said there was always “a bit of hilarity” at such occasions. “This is one of the jubilant days.

A wonderful day.”

The Governor-General’s party received a full wero and powhiri.

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asonic Court Rest Home is set in beautiful gardens just a few metres from the Whanganui River’s picturesque east bank. It has 56 rooms, most with ensuite facilities. All rooms are tastefully furnished and spacious with a lovely outlook to the garden.

Masonic Court Rest Home offers permanent, respite and day care services. By being not-for-profit, we are able to provide honest and high standards of care. We don’t charge premiums on any rooms.

Respite care and day programme fees are kept very affordable.

We offer diversional therapy activities seven days a week. Day programmes are available six days a week so people can come for a fun day of activity and social interaction with our residents. The programme includes delicious morning and afternoon teas and a two course home cooked meal at midday. All food is made with local produce and is cooked on site.

Masonic Court Rest Home staff pride themselves on the care they deliver to our community and our residents. It is considered home to our residents and we think of ourselves as a big, happy family.

Masonic Court Rest Home is “Care You Can Trust”. For further information about us, please contact Facility Manager Victoria Morris on 343 9090.

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recumbent lion, a memorial to British soldiers who fought and died in the 19th century in Whanganui, was unveiled and blessed last Friday morning after extensive refurbishment and cleaning.

The Lion Monument on the Veteran’s Steps in Queen’s Park was unveiled in 1893 in memory of of imperial and colonial troops who died in the New Zealand Wars in the district and in particular the battles of Te Ngutu o Te Manu and Nukumaru, says Brodie Stubbs, memorials and taonga manager, Manatu Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage.

“Paid for by the citizens of Whanganui with a contribution from government, the memorial was designed and sculpted

by Whanganui artist George Sheriff from Waikawa bluestone and marble.

The monument was the first example in New Zealand of a sculptured lion, representative of departed British heroes.

“The monument also marks the graves of 17 men of the 18th and 50th Regiments killed at the Battle of

Nukumaru on 25 January 1865 who are buried nearby. Their names are listed on panels set in the alcove behind the lion.

“The Lion Monument is one of 83 national monuments and historic gravesites throughout Aotearoa for which Manatu Taonga is responsible.

“Costing approximately $200,000, this has been a four-month restoration project and my thanks go to Lime Works Ltd and local firm Scafit Ltd for making the structure safe and restoring the lion to top-notch condition,” Brodie Stubbs says.

Friday was a solemn occasion with guest speakers and many waiata.

Reverend Stephan van Os found the blessing particularly memorable.

“I have served with the Royal Irish Regiment and there are the remains of soldiers of the 18th Foot which is an antecedent regiment of a regiment I served with in Afghanistan.

The other men whose remains are buried here are the antecedents of Princess of Wales Royal Regiment

alongside of whom I served in Iraq and Afghanistan.”

Brodie Stubbs says the maintenance of graves and memorials provides an opportunity for current and future generations to learn about our history and gain an understanding of who we are.

Kyle Dalton, secretary manager of the Wanganui RSA, thanked everyone involved for their care and attention to the Lion Monument.

“It’s a very auspicious place here, some great events have taken place on this very site, and it is appropriate that it is in the middle of Veterans’ Steps, which were consecrated by four returned servicemen - one from the Crimean War, one from the Land Wars, one from the Boer War and one from the First World War. Just as our kin lie overseas and are looked after by people over there, it is beholden upon us to look after others who were here in New Zealand.”

LEFT: The lion unveiled.

Mayor Hamish McDouall hands the shroud to Brodie Stubbs, memorials and taonga manager, Manatu Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage.

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Elite Mechanical and Engineering Services Ltd - “Your One Stop Engineering Shop” Elite Mechanical and Engineering Services cuts a fine figure in Wanganui trade circles.

The flourishing company with around 22 skilled staff is based in the heart of the city’s vibrant manufacturing region and has developed from small beginnings into a successful engineering company offering a wide range of services.

It is made up of a small team of tradesmen who are not only proficient in the maintenance and repair of trade machinery, but are also equipped with the technical expertise to design, develop and install machinery to meet specific requirements.

Mike Mooney and the team take pride in their ability to get a job done quickly and efficiently, with special attention given to detail and workmanship.

No Job is Too Big or Too Small From mild steel and stainless steel to aluminium, the fully equipped workshop in Heads Road enables tradesmen to fabricate a wide variety of sheet metal products. Precision waterjet cutting means almost any shape can be cut from a wide variety of materials to specific specifications. With over 2500sqm of workshop, no job is too big or too small for Mike and the team.

Mike and group of experienced tradesmen can do the job to a standard that’s second to none. Also offering, in-house, their own designer with AutoDesk Inventor.

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wimming, boating, picnics and BBQ facilities! Lake Wiritoa is one of three coastal dune lakes a few minutes south of Whanganui and a major recreation area for the city.

It was once known as “Dutch Lagoon”.

The Wanganui Water Ski Club regularly uses the lake and host district and regional championships here and so does the Whanganui Multisport Club with dedicated active and passive recreation areas.

It’s a wonderful place for a family picnic and outing on a sunny day – water skiing, boating, canoeing, kayaking, swimming and fishing. You can also take a horse trek with Actifun Riding Stables.

Joanna Margaret Paul, a NZ visual artist, poet and film-maker and long-time Whanganui resident wrote of Lake Wiritoa “the water is ‘beautiful’,’beautiful’”.

Stocked annually with well-conditioned two year old rainbow trout from the Rotorua Hatchery, fishing is easy and the Wanganui Anglers Club run a “Lake Wiritoa Kids Fish Day Out” each year at the end of October.

Perch and eels can also be caught. The lake is open for fishing year round with the exception of May and June for duck shooting season and the best time to fish in the summer is said to be the early morning and evenings.

Since 1885, the Whanganui Chamber of Commerce has served the needs of the Whanganui business community through its public policy and advocacy initiatives along with its business development programmes and services.

No matter what the vision is for the future of your business, the Chamber is prepared to help you achieve your goals and take your business to the next level.

Set amongst 5 hectares of park like grounds with native birds, Scoutlands Lakeside Caravan and Camping Park is open for those looking for a relaxing camping experience and schools and groups can also take advantage of their confidence course and abseiling.

The Araheke Mountain Bike Park is opposite the reserve car park with 3.4km of easy and intermediate trails in young pine forest that also features a seasonal river and farm and lake views. www.visitwhanganui.nz

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Welcome to Doyle Audit, an independent entity from Doyle & Associates dedicated to the provision of effective and efficient audit and assurance services.

The audit and assurance practice is led by Michael Dwyer, who has been the firms lead auditor for many years. He is joined by Senior Auditor Yuliya Gultekin who has extensive experience in the field of audit, including Grant Thornton, Wellington and Cotton Kelly, Palmerston North.

Michael reflects that “contemporary audit and assurance services are not only about financial statements; they also build trust and confidence through transparency, clarity and consistency.

Financial statement audits and other assurance services play a critical role in creating and maintaining investor confidence and unlocking valuable insights into your business.

Doyle Audit is able to assist with three types of engagements suitable for a range of entities; • Audit – involves detailed testing of accounting records to review the financial statements and controls in place, as well as risks to provide an opinion of whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material error or fraud.

• Review – involves procedures which are primarily enquiry and analytical in nature, to provide an opinion as to whether the financial statements are free from material error or fraud.

• Agreed Upon Procedures Engagement – is an engagement where specific procedures are performed as agreed, and findings are reported afterwards.

Motor Vessel WAIRUA joined the famous Hatrick & Co fleet on the Whanganui River in November 1904 and was a pioneer of river travel above Pipiriki.

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rafalgar Square has been at the heart of Wanganui since first opening its doors on November

1989.

As a ‘child of the ‘80’s, Trafalgar Square has seen some changes over the years but none so spectacular as the new logo and façade upgrade works completed in 2016.

It is a single level shopping centre with 4 main entrance ways that lead to a common area.

With 24 retailers trading within the complex, this is Wanganui’s largest retail complex with over 460 free carparks for customers to use and browse, shop, eat and relax in our wonderful Foodcourt.

The centre is open 7 days a week for your shopping convenience.

Countdown is open from 7am, and The Warehouse from 8am.

Visit our website for the retailer trading hours of all our other specialty stores.

The creation of the annex building, which now houses Carpet Court and All About Furniture, is utilised from the former site of the Criterion Hotel.

The Foodcourt easily entices shoppers with the wide range of culinary delights from Ocggi Salad & Sushi, Roasties Carvery, The Shake Shed, Kiwiana Café and Indian Taj. Now in its 30th year of trading, Trafalgar Square is proud to remain at the heart of the Wanganui Community.

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Wanganui Insurance Brokers has looked after Wanganui’s insurance needs since 1983 and was the brain child of Warrick Funnell and Roger Buller.

Grant Mckinnon soon joined Wanganui Insurance Brokers in 1985 and Geoff Lott joined the team in 1994 and took over the business when Grant retired. Julie Bullock has worked in the business for 10 years, becoming a partner in 2010. “With two owners living in Wanganui and working in the business, it means that there is always someone steering the ship when one of us needs to be away from the office” says Geoff.

“We are extremely fortunate that all our staff are equally as dedicated and provide quality service to our clients” adds Julie.

Wanganui Insurance Brokers is the largest, locally owned broking house in Wanganui, with four qualified insurance brokers including

Geoff and Julie, a dedicated claims manager and seven other committed staff.

Brokers are easily accessible in the office and on the phone but are also mobile, travelling to see clients across the region. “Many of our clients are in Wanganui but we actually have clients the width and breadth of New Zealand.

“Wherever our clients are, it’s part of the authentic service we offer to have a face to face visit from time to time” says Geoff. Brokers will visit new and existing clients to discuss their needs and then tailor a policy that is right.

Wanganui Insurance Brokers works with over 10 A rated insurance companies which means you don’t just get an off the shelf product that nearly fits, you get what you need. “It’s important because every client has different requirements.”

When it comes to claim time, the team at Wanganui Insurance Brokers work hard for their clients to get the best outcome – something you won’t get by going direct to an insurance company.

“Our focus and core values have remained unchanged over all the years. We work for our clients, not the insurance company. We have remained fiercely local and are extremely proud to be Wanganui’s oldest and largest locally owned and operated brokering firm” says Geoff.

Wanganui Insurance Brokers specialises in commercial, business, domestic, vehicle, liability, farm, transit, boats/marine, contractors, construction and cyber insurance and can be found on the Victoria Avenue side of Wicksteed Terrace.

“We recently redecorated our offices because we think it’s important to have a comfortable modern environment for our clients to visit and that reflects our progressive and high standard operation,” commented Julie.

When it comes to insurance, if you want good old fashion service from someone you know and can trust who will put you first, give the team at Wanganui Insurance Brokers a call.

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hanganui’s Cutting Edge has won a national award for sales of a top-of-the-range mower.

Cutting Edge owners John and Sue Fellingham received the Walker Mower Sales Award at a Walker conference in Auckland.

“We’ve been supplying Walker equipment for about three years,” Sue Fellingham said.

“They are very expensive mowers but we’ve sold quite a lot of them. They are big mowers for commercial use.

“It’s a big achievement. It’s a good product but very expensive. There’s a lot involved to get someone to buy one. We take it to them, give them a demo and leave it there.”

John Fellingham said Cutting Edge topped 36 dealers around New Zealand who stock the American ride-on mower brand.

“It’s not just sales but how we present ourselves and our servicing as well. Walker is top of the line.

“We had an exceptional year last year which helped immensely. We want to grow

a bit more and get things moving. This win gives us something to fight for next year.”

The Fellinghams started the business in 2010, selling and servicing domestic and commercial outdoor power equipment.

Their son, Andrew, is now working with them and will eventually take over the

business. They employ three workshop staff and one parts person.

Cutting Edge has customers in Raetihi, Ohakune and Hunterville as well as the Whanganui area.

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100% cage free and colony cage free We support the SPCA High Animal Welfare Blue Tick Scheme.

vindicate our decision to abolish all forms of cages.

Currently over 300 Countdown, New World and Pak N Save stores are serviced by our nationwide sales and merchandising teams operating out of distribution centres in Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington and Christchurch.

Countdown and Foodstuffs recently announced they intend to become totally cage free and colony cage free.

Several New Worlds have already converted, particularly in the greater Wellington area and pockets in Auckland, Hamilton and Christchurch.

Over to you the consumer now, as ultimately you will decide our fate . . .

We are proud to announce that we are 100% cage free and colony cage free.

We thank the SPCA Blue Tick team for all the encouragement they have shown in helping us to attain this goal.

We do not claim our eggs to be the cheapest available as we simply cannot compete with intensive battery and colony cage egg pricing.

However we have taken a stand against farming in this way and firmly believe that our high animal welfare based on SPCA Blue Tick standards is second to none.

The retail and consumer support shown to date has been fantastic and does

Our SPCA approved brands are The Natural Free Range Co, Higgins Family Free Range, Bon Appetit Pink Packs (which supports the NZ Breast Cancer Pink Ribbon appeal), Little Red Hen Barn and our newly released Wholesome Barn. Other lines in store are Wholesome Organic, Hens Choice and Natural Egg Co. Local Countdown stores stock some of our range. Alternatively our farm shop is open daily on Rapanui Road, Westmere.

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Specialising in boutique brands from NZ, France, Portugal and America, we are your source of delicious gourmet foods and authentic French Pastries.

Visit The Burrow, at Shop 4, 45 Taupo Quay,

ith over 400 resident artists, the arts scene in Whanganui is an array of photography, mosaics, jewellery, paintings, pastel, pottery, re-invented art, sculptures, fashion, textiles and glass.

Over 15 galleries are open year round to delight and inspire the most avid collector to the casual browser and once a year the Whanganui Artists Open Studios event sees Whanganui artists opening the doors or over 60 studios!

Artistic expression is not limited to gallery works alone, with our talented community home to performing artists and musicians, all contributing to the arts in Whanganui.

Te Awa O Whanganui (Whanganui River) has been the essential heartbeat for oral, visual and written creative expression over a period spanning many centuries, mixing both settled European and native Maori cultures.

QUARTZ Museum Of Studio Ceramics The Rick Rudd Foundation, a charitable trust, has established the Quartz, Museum of Ceramics here in Whanganui. Open from 10:30am to 4:00pm Tuesday to Sunday, the museum houses more than 400 works in the collection.

Ceramic works are also borrowed from private collections for special exhibitions at the museum and each year an installation is commissioned. This is a wonderful addition to Whanganui’s art world and a “must see”!

About Rick Rudd The Rick Rudd Foundation was set up in 2013 as a Charitable trust and in 2014 Rudd bought Munford House and gave it and his collection of studio ceramics to the foundation.

Rick Rudd (right) began working with clay at art collage in England in 1968, came to New Zealand in 1973 and has been a full time studio potter since 1975.

He has kept illustrative works from his practice throughout his career and now has over 250 pieces. Many of them are on show. www.visitwhanganui.nz

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WANGANUI CHATHAM ISLANDS DIRECT

Due to ever increasing popularity and in conjunction with Air Chathams and Hotel Chathams, we have chartered a 50 passenger Convair aircraft for s special direct flight from Wanganui to the Chatham Islands.

we will have up to 7 nights and 8 fully guided days to explore our most eastern island before returning home direct on Wednesday 2nd January 2019, arriving Wanganui 1.30pm. There will be 45 persons on this tour.

This special charter coincides with the Summer Festivities on Chatham during their New Year break.

This is a unique chance for the racing fraternity and surrounding districts to be able to visit the Chatham Islands relatively easy with a flight time of about 2hrs.

As well as having the opportunity of sightseeing on the island there will be the opportunity of participating in the legendary “Chatham Island Races.”

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A range of walks in wild native bush

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he Waitahinga Trails are located about 12 kms past Bushy Park, inland from Kai Iwi Beach, and are a collection of walks in native bush catering for various fitness levels.

There are various walks of different lengths and is a great half day or full day outing in the hinterlands of Whanganui!

A short walk takes you to a lovely picnic spot and a longer trail leads to a disused dam from 1904. Walks range in length and fitness levels so there is something for everyone here!

The land was purchased by Whanganui District Council in 1903 in what had to be a visionary plan to solve the burgeoning town’s water problems.

The Waitahinga dam was built in 1904 and its height was increased in 1926. It was decommissioned in the 1990s.

Whanganui Tramping Club approached the Council and gained

permission to create and maintain these trails for public use as community project to mark the 60th anniversary of the club.

of the trees felled for it are still evident. In places it is hard to believe the fence is over a hundred years old.

Harry’s Ridge and Tom’s Ridge are named to commemorate club members Harry Stimpson (1930-2011) and Tom Luff( 1935-2011).

Waitahinga is still owned and controlled by Council. This includes the commercial pine forest adjacent through the margins of which the Pines Walk passes.

They were stalwarts of exploring these back country areas and were inspirational leaders to many club members who followed them over the years.

Most of the walking trails are under native forest canopy. This forest is a combination of original forest including tawa and rimu and very old regeneration dating back to when the land was purchased in 1903.

The ancient looking mahoes on the flatter areas are examples of regeneration.

You will follow an old fence line for several kilometres on the longer walks. This fence was built of local totara and the stumps

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The active quarry area is off bounds to the public. All hunting at Waitahinga is by permit only.

The Waitahinga trails are subject to restricted access by permit only during July and August. Remember to take some warm clothing as the Trails are up to 580 metres above sea level.

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here will be many tall trees at St John’s Hill School in the future and current pupils will have the satisfaction of knowing they planted them.

Whanganui business owners Bryce Robb and Mary Cameron of Beaver Tree Services donated $1000 to purchase 417 trees from the Whanganui Prison nursery to be planted at the school.

Robb said the donation was about celebrating Arbor Day and wanting to make a “growing gift” to the school.

“We know the children here will tend the trees and the prison nursery has given us a great deal so every child got to plant their own tree.

“Children in New Zealand always got to plant trees on Arbor Day and we want to bring back the tradition and donate trees to schools every year.”

The planting coincides with the renewal of St John’s Hill’s status as a green-gold Enviroschool.

Enviroschools was established to foster a generation of people who instinctively think and act sustainably.

The school celebrated with guests from Whanganui District and Horizons Regional councils as well as Department of Conservation staff who stayed on to help with the plantings after morning tea.

The celebration coincided with the Whanganui Resource Recovery Centre’s Litter Free Lunch Day and the school has a goal for “100 per cent rubbish-free lunch boxes” with the use of reusable wrap and containers.

New Zealand’s first Arbor Day planting was on July 3, 1890 at Greytown. The official date for Arbor Day is now June 5 and most cities can trace their largest trees back to early Arbor Day plantings.

LEFT: Wairangi Potaka-Osborne, 6, and Grace Easterbrook and Sophie Bromley, both 8, plant trees with support from Scotty Moore of DoC and Mary Cameron and Bryce Robb of Beaver Tree Services.

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ames K Baxter (1926 – 72). New Zealand poet, wordsmith and literary giant. Battler for social justice.

Currently being studied world-wide at universities and schools.

Son of Millicent Baxter and WW1 conscientious objector Archibald Baxter. Born in Dunedin Aotearoa/New Zealand and subsequently educated in Whanganui, Aotearoa/New Zealand at Friends’ School. In later years, James K Baxter was to establish a

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commune at Jerusalem/Hiruharama on the Whanganui River - a river which has recently been accorded legal personhood status.

A group of Whanganui people known as The Guyton Group Trust have come together, with their first major goal to recognise Baxter, acknowledging and embracing his gift to New Zealand literature, and raising awareness in those of later generations, some of whom have little knowledge of Baxter’s literary accomplishments.

The Guyton Group Trust’s intentions are to transform Guyton Street into a creative and cultural precinct. The Baxter project sits within this concept and so, the Trust has decided to put their collective ideas into commissioning a full-sized bronze sculpture of Baxter. The artist will be local bronze sculptor, Joan BullockMorrell.

Approximately fifty years ago, while Baxter was living at Jerusalem/Hiruharama, Bullock-Morrell sought permission from Baxter to sculpt a bronze bust of him. Permission was granted.

A copy of this bust has been generously donated to The Guyton Group Trust by foundreyman, Ross Wilson, and currently sits on the counter of local business, Paige’s Book Gallery.

Baxter’s favoured route when he visited Whanganui township was to be dropped at the riverbank where Guyton Street begins, and then walk over the Guyton Street incline and into the central business district.

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The last place the artist had a conversation with Baxter was - per chance - on the corner of Guyton and Wicksteed Streets. This was just prior to Baxter’s departure for Auckland, where he subsequently passed away.

The artist wants to acknowledge the relevance of both Guyton Street and this corner, and has therefore requested this be the site for the full-sized bronze.

Whanganui District Council has approved the statue and the siting. At this point in time The Trust has raised $64 000 of the total goal of $100 000.

Once this target is reached and the statue has been installed The Guyton Group Trust will gift the statue to the city.

The project will then be further enhanced by a James K Baxter poetry trail, which will make its way along Guyton Street and possibly further afield at a later time.

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• Visit the James K Baxter Project Facebook page • Join Friends of The Guyton Group Trust.

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Internet transfer to NZ bank account 03 1753 0659728 000 or write a cheque to The Guyton Group Trust, 60 Guyton Street, Whanganui, 4500 or place cash in our Koha Box, which sits on the counter of Paige’s Book Gallery, alongside the James K Baxter bronze bust • Phone + 64 6 348 9095 if you wish to discuss anything further.

The Guyton Group Trust thank all those who have thus far contributed to the James K Baxter project. We are most appreciative.

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essica Watkin has taken talents and Whanganui on a journey to the international stage. Watkin joined a talented list of cricketers to promote Whanganui on the international stage when she flew out on the White Ferns’ tour of Ireland and England in May. The 20-year-old allrounder is fiercely loyal to her home town and showed that support by sporting a Whanganui sticker on her bat for the duration of her tour that included a tri-series against England and South Africa that was televised live on Sky Sport.

Congratulating Watkin on her selection to the White Ferns Whanganui Mayor Hamish McDouall predicted a long, successful international career. “You have joined an elite group of very talented cricketers who have put Whanganui in the limelight, starting with Harry Cave and Fen Creswell in 1949,” McDouall said. “And in the 1990s Andrew Penn and Murphy Su’a represented the city.”

McDouall is an avid cricket fan and researcher who also has international experience, albeit playing a friendly for West Sweden against MCC in Sweden while he was living there.

“But in all my research I have yet to find a Whanganui female cricketer who has played at international level - you are the first and I wish you the best of luck.

I am sure you have at least 20 years of international cricket in front of you,” McDouall said.

Watkin, who prefers her role as a top-order batsman over her considerable bowling skills, had first-hand knowledge of some of her White Ferns teammates

who have also emerged from the annual Whanganui Festival of Cricket held at Victoria Park every summer.

Long supported by what is now Whanganui and Partners, the festival’s feature tournament is the national under-15 girls’ event that includes teams from each of the six cricketing regions.

Watkin has either played in the tournament or acted as a mentor to the younger set as she got older since 2011.

Fellow 2018 White Ferns Hannah Rowe and Amelia Kerr have also emerged from the Whanganui Festival of Cricket agegroup tournament.

“Hannah is two years older than me and Amelia a year younger, but we have come through festival together along with other White Ferns not on this particular tour,” Watkin said.

“Thanks to the support of what is now Whanganui and Partners, the Whanganui District Council, Dub Dee See (WDC Youth Committee) and the Future Champions Trust that gave me a grant to play at the world indoor champs last year, I have now made the White Ferns and I will do my best to make you proud.”

Her journey struck a chord with both girls and boys when she talked at both Whanganui Girls College and Cullinane College on her return.

As part of her payback to her mentors at Cricket Whanganui, Watkin gave brief presentations at both colleges in the hope of inspiring teenagers to join a sport that has given her a career.

Watkin gave a verbal presentation of her debut for the White Ferns that included a tri-series with England and South Africa.

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She backed her presentation with video of some of her best moments with bat and ball.

“Coming from a small town, it is possible to get on the big stage and that’s what happened to me,” Watkin told students.

“Over the years I have been told by many that I need to move to Wellington, Auckland or Christchurch if I am to get ahead in the game, but I am living proof you can make it from Whanganui. The women’s game has grown so much in recent years and I have now got a contract with Cricket New Zealand, it is my job to play cricket.

“I have just returned from Ireland and England and soon I will travel to Australia to play, then the T20 World Cup in the Caribbean to play on a tropical island that’s pretty cool. Then India come here to play over our summer.

“I started young, but it’s not too late.

If you are keen on sport I can thoroughly recommend cricket, they really look after you,” Watkin said.

Watkin’s hometown coach and mentor Dilan Raj said the response was great, with students taking up an invitation to talk to Watkin after her presentations and to sign up with Cricket Whanganui.

“We will follow that up with practical hands-on cricket sessions within each school’s sporting programmes,” Raj said.

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- and a favourite of children and families alike. Generations have now visited the Virginia Lake birds, and many an hour been spent watching and wondering!

It is one of many gifts that have been presented to the city by local philanthropists and volunteers.

The present aviary was officially opened on August 12, 1979, along with the dovecote which stands nearby. The concept of a free-flight design, which allows visitors upclose walk-through access to the birds, was a novel idea in the late 1970s, and led the development of other such aviaries in New Zealand.

It now has 400 birds of 32 species from a variety of countries including Australia, Indonesia, Afghanistan, India, Burma, China and Japan.

You’ll see pheasants, guinea fowl, yellow and red-crowned kakariki

(parakeets), numerous different parrots and sulphur-crested cockatoos.

This is the third aviary that has been at the Virginia Lake Reserve with the first erected in 1942 as a gift from Mr and Mrs Larsen of the Fosters Hotel.

There is no entry charge and nearby is a fenced children’s play area and the “Punchbowl” staged amphitheatre, a project developed by the Wanganui North

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This second Virginia Lake aviary stood between the Winter Gardens and the carpark, and when opened in 1960 was home to 60 birds. Council records contain many letters of thanks to local residents for donations of aviary birds, including finches, canaries and parakeets.

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elcome to the world’s most intelligent small city.

Whanganui has come out top in the Intelligent Community Forum’s “Small Places, Big Ambitions” list of the top communities with populations under 50,000.

It means we’re doing things smarter.

The Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) is an international think tank which helps communities adapt to a digital economy.

Each year it selects the 21 cities from its membership which best demonstrate the forum’s mission. Whanganui has been named in the top 21 every year since 2013 and in 2016 was placed in the top seven.

This is the first time it has topped the rankings and means we’re doing things smarter.

The ICF “By the Numbers” series, which covers communities with populations ranging from less than 50,000 to more than a million, is a guide to the relative strengths of communities in the ICF network. It incorporates results from the Smart21, Top7 and Intelligent Community of the Year evaluations.

The “Small Places, Big Ambitions” list was rounded out by one Australian, four Canadian and four American communities.

Marianne Archibald is the director of Archibald & Co and helps communities around New Zealand develop digital strategies.

Now also the chief executive of the Whanganui Chamber of Commerce and Industry, she has been involved in the Intelligent Community Forum since Whanganui’s first entry into it.

“It’s fantastic to see Whanganui ranked in first place for communities with a population of 50,000 or less,” Archibald said.

“We did a huge amount of work to get to Top7 status by 2016 and were working alongside communities with much bigger populations.”

Whanganui achieved Top7 Intelligent Community status through projects such as ensuring fibre was built early in Whanganui, getting many of the more remote areas of Whanganui connected to fixed wireless, working with Inspire Net to get free WiFi around the city connected through the CCTV network, organising a separate network to be built in Whanganui

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for the internet of things (IoT), setting up a Computer Clubhouse, having one of the best Computers in Homes programmes in New Zealand, running GovHack, hosting three technology expos and getting The Mind Lab to run postgraduate courses for teachers on digital and collaborative learning.

“One of the best aspects of the ICF application process was that we had to talk to each sector and find out what they were doing. This meant we connected with education, business and government, including looking across council departments where some really cool technology was being implemented.

It’s called the triple helix model and it’s really hard to do but the rewards on a community level are massive.”

Archibald’s experience and passion for the sector is taking her to the national and international stage.

In June she attended the Intelligent Community Forum Summit in London where she was a member of a panel that discussed big data.

“As Whanganui, and New Zealand, isn’t yet doing much work with big data, I talked about our connection using small data; that is, understanding

individual customers’ needs and using that information in areas like niche manufacturing,” Archibald said.

“It was great to be able to tell the audience that the London Ambulance Service officers are wearing safety helmets made here. Like Sir Paul Callaghan said, New Zealand can’t compete on the huge mass-produced front - our talent is in the weird (niche) stuff.”

In October Archibald will be a panel member at the Blockworks conference in Auckland. The panel will look at the connection between blockchain technology and smart cities and the opportunities that could come from this new technology.

Blockchain’s attraction is its security because each block in a blockchain is a digital, tamper-proof record of information. It is built using cryptography, a way of storing and transmitting data so it can only be read and processed by the recipient, meaning it is effective in managing information such as identity, finance, social and medical records, transport and supply chain details.

“It’s incredibly exciting and always a privilege to represent our region on the national and global stage.”

ABOVE: Marianne Archibald (seated second from left) at a panel discussion at the Intelligent Community Forum Summit in London.

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uccess keeps coming for Whanganui High School students as they have won the M3S: Massey Manawatu Maths and Stats Competition for a second consecutive year.

The winning team of Ben Power, Ahimsha Saravanapavan and Nanea Schurhammer faced stiff competition from 22 other teams from Taranaki to Kapiti.

The competition has been running for five years and this is Whanganui High School’s third win. It tests teams on problems that require skill and time management.

Massey University senior mathematics tutor, Dr Cami Sawyer, said it was great to see the students working hard and sharing ideas with each other to solve challenging problems.

“Days like this provide mathematically gifted students a chance to showcase their talent, work in groups and see mathematics and statistics as more than subjects, but actual study paths at university and careers.

“These days provide better reflections of real mathematics careers, as working in groups to solve problems is more reflective of the industry than sitting at a desk alone solving problems in isolation with a three-hour time limit.”

This year, the format of the competition for Year 12 students changed to a quiz-like format with five rounds.

Teams got all the questions at once and had fixed periods of time to answer them, ranging from 10 to 12 minutes.

Head of the institute of fundamental sciences professor Martin Hazelton hoped the students would stick with these disciplines.

“The jobs we have today and increasingly the jobs of the future will need the skills you have demonstrated today,” he said.

“So keep at it in class and it is going to pay off in your future careers.”

LEFT: The winning Whanganui High School team in action - from left, Ben Power, Ahimsha Saravanapavan and Nanea Schurhammer.

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new Whanganui education initiative is taking a long-term view of the careers of commercial pilots as a worldwide shortage of pilots starts to bite. There is a current shortage of 250,000 pilots worldwide and it is predicted to grow.

Whanganui-based New Zealand International Commercial Pilot Academy (NZICPA) and tertiary education institute UCOL have signed a memorandum of understanding to roll out a new programme. It aims to keep retired commercial pilots in the industry by arming them with a business degree from UCOL as well as their aviation qualification from NZICPA. “With the average mandatory retirement age of commercial Preschoolers At-home Uniquely Achieving pilots at 62, the global shortage will only get worse with demand for international travel forecast to increase,” Dr Arthur Chin, UCOL • Over 200 In-home Educators nationwide • Part-time and full-time spaces available executive director for business development, said.

• 20 hours ECE and Work and Income “With a business qualification, experienced pilots would be able subsidies if applicable to continue contributing to the industry of their choice, effectively • Flexible hours for shift requirements providing them with a second career.”

NZICPA chief executive Phill Bedford said studying at UCOL at the same time as completing their aviation qualification would be Quality toys built to last attractive to the academy’s students.

• New and Old school cool “We are putting ourselves on the world stage in terms of the • Extensive range and choice level and quality of training available here in Whanganui,” Bedford • Something for everyone P r o ucts said.

• Phone orders welcome d “We are delighted to explore these opportunities with UCOL. • Free gift wrapping NZICPA is experiencing growth in enrolments with the next intake of students programmed to arrive in July.”

A premier nanny recruitment UCOL chief executive Leeza Boyce said UCOL had more than and babysitting service 6000 students of 57 nationalities.

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he tale of a Whanganui woman who lived during World War I is to be told as part of a global writing initiative.

Whanganui-based writer Jayne Workman was chosen as one of 100 writers around the world for the 100 Days project, in which one piece of writing will be published every day for the 100 days leading up to November 11 - the day WWI ended 100 years ago.

A new form of writing, called a centena, has been created for the project. Pieces must be 100 words and start and finish with the same three words.

“I decided I wanted to write about somebody from Whanganui,” Workman said. “That was the first sort of decision really and I wanted to write about a woman because I thought that would be interesting.”

After research in Wellington and Whanganui, Workman found a number of interesting stories but chose the tale of Mag Wilson after she discovered a pile of her letters.

Most of the letters were sent to Wilson by her brother, Arthur, while he was on duty in Europe.

“It just had a huge emotional connection, holding the letters in my hand.

It must have been Mag’s personal collection of stuff because there were letters and there were also telegrams from her fiance telling her when he was coming back.

“At that point something really appealed to me about this sort of invisible, quiet story of life here away from the noise of the war. “She was possibly less visible, in a way New Zealand was less visible, and I just really wanted a reason to explore that more.”

Wilson’s brother Arthur died in the last 100 days of the war and Workman said she found one moment between brother and sister particularly tragic.

“One of the most poignant things that Arthur wrote I think was just saying ‘I looked for you in the crowds’ when he was sailing off on the ship from Wellington. I hadn’t even thought about that ... soldiers would have been there and there were crowds and crowds on Wellington harbour but they wouldn’t be able to see their own family probably.

I just thought ‘gosh that’s so sad’ and that would have been the last time she would have seen him.” Workman described her centena as a tale of “everyday life.”

Workman’s centena will be the first New Zealand-based centena released. Workman discovered Mag Wilson was the youngest of six children and her parents were Scottish immigrants. Wilson was a tailor and lived in Westmere, St John’s Hill and on Guyton St at some point.

Workman said there were several letters addressed to Wilson at an “Alton Villa” believed to be around 12 to 16 Brassey Rd.

LEFT: Jayne Workman with an old council map showing where ‘Alton Villa’, where Mag Wilson once lived, may have been.

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glimpse behind the scenes of Wanganui Veterinary Services has proven a real eye opener.

In its bid to deliver a quality service to a community they are passionate about, upskilling their staff is paramount.

Firstly, almost all support staff employed by the mixed animal veterinary practice are graduates of the Vet Nursing course delivered on-site by Whanganui-based private training establishment Ag Challenge.

The Vet Nursing course is the only one of its kind in New Zealand delivered on-site at a working veterinary clinic.

But that is just one facet of the ongoing training. It forms a solid foundation that allows all staff through to the receptionist team to interact with the community on a knowledgeable level.

Then there is the more serious ongoing training within the practice that allows the vets themselves to meet a mandatory requirement to continue their professional development and maintain their Veterinary

Practicing Certificates.

Managing Director Tom Dinwiddie said much of that is done off-site and even offshore in some instances.

“Each vet usually has an area of interest they prefer to focus on. For example we sent our equine Vet Wilna Labuschagne to Australia recently to upskill herself in horse dentistry, while companion animal Vet Rebecca Kinley attended a course in Auckland regarding applications of ultrasound in companion animal practice,” Dinwiddie said.

“Then Chelsea Underwood, a companion animal Vet from the Vets on Carlton clinic went to Australia off her own bat to study acupuncture. These vets are able to spend time with fellow vets from around the world and then share notes with fellow staff members on their return.

“It’s a valuable tool to have and they can each put their unique individual talents learned to good use here.”

Over and above specific study courses, the New Zealand Veterinary Association

host conferences that feature different streams of topics allowing staff to pick and choose what area suits them best.

Mixed animal Vet Gemma Pouls, who began with the practice in January, has already attended a Super Grad course to upskill.

“This is like a refresher course for graduates and they can compare notes with their peers. And Hein Stoop, a companion animal Vet, has been away to study orthopaedics, and also enrolled in online study. It’s this spread of knowledge that allows us to do much more of the work here in Whanganui therefore having fewer referral cases.

“There is an expectation out there that we provide a high standard veterinary service that looks after the community’s much loved pets, and we do. Again it is the opportunity to engage in continued professional development that allows us to deliver on that expectation,” Dinwiddie said.

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anganui veterinary Services (WVS) has a rich and nurturing history caring for a community in a place it calls home.

Since 1945, the practice has dedicated itself to the health of perhaps the community’s most treasured loves – their pets.

Its beginnings were very much farm orientated when the then Wanganui Vet Club was launched. It was funded initially by farmers in the region contributing a levy and then through membership fees.

In 1989 the club and WVS had a 50/50 share of the business until 2001 when the services were separated from the buildings and grounds. WVS took over full responsibility for animal services.

Today the business is comprised of two vet clinics – Wanganui Veterinary Services on Somme Pde and Vets On Carlton in Gonville, as well as Wanganui Farm Supplies, Pet Essentials Wanganui, Pet Essentials Palmerston North and Pet Essentials Manufacturing (a dog roll manufacturing plant based in Castlecliff).

With 12 Vets employed, they are a mixture of companion animal veterinarians and large animal veterinarians, caring for both small and large animals.

The seven-day-a-week, 24 hour service with after hours capability provides comprehensive and nurturing medical care for animals within the larger Whanganui region.

Over the years WVS has evolved and as recently as 2014 it transferred the Heads Rd Clinic to Vets On Carlton, a purpose-built clinic on Carlton Ave at the junction of Alma Rd. It also runs two Pet Essentials shops providing an extensive range of animal products, food and equipment – one in Whanganui, the other in Albert St, Palmerston North.

In 2006 it took over Wanganui Farm Supplies in Church Place and then set up the Pet Essentials Manufacturing factory making dog rolls on Heads Rd in Castlecliff.

Another branch of the business is Vetcare

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Vetcare Grazing was set up in 1995 by then WVS Veterinarian John Pickering, who has since retired to Hawkes Bay, but remains a consultant to the business.

Wanganui Veterinary Services is truly a locally-owned company that has invested in the community and people of its hometown.

It is proud to be in a position to care for the Whanganui community’s most prized possessions – its animals.

The practice was originally staffed by just one Vet dealing with horses and cattle and on the odd occasion, a dog.

Times have changed. The companion animal services has continued to expand and is a significant part of what WVS does. As a community we are fortunate to have retained the services of a very skilled, dedicated and experienced team.

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M

ohamed Belkouadssi makes cement tiles. His is not a name that trips lightly off the Kiwi tongue, which probably explains why the Whanganui artisan, originally from Marrakesh, Morocco, calls himself Moa, and his business, Moabell Design.

He started calling himself Moa long before he came to New Zealand, and, at the time, had not heard of the extinct, flightless bird.

He was living and working in Spain and the Spanish pronunciation of Mohamed was hard on the ear. When he met his New Zealand partner, Catherine Sleyer, she explained the significance of his sobriquet.

Moa lived in Barcelona for about 20 years, after leaving Marrakesh in 1989 to seek a better life. He originally intended to join some student friends in Italy but stopped in Barcelona and stayed, working in construction.

“Barcelona was preparing for the Olympic Games so there was a lot of work there,” he says.

His interest in tiles comes from his childhood in Morocco, and in his work in Barcelona he saw a lot of beautiful tile patterns.

“In Barcelona, in the 19th century, there were four or five houses making tiles in competition (with each other).

It was the time of art nouveau in Catalonia and there were lots of designers and artists designing tiles for them.”

His home in Spain was more than a century old and the patterned tiles were as fresh as new.

While Moa makes some of his own designs, he also uses patterns from catalogues he has collected in his travels.

He makes cement tiles in a process called encaustic or hydraulic. Each tile is made individually in a single mould, one tile at a time, and his patterns are created using zinc stencils he has created himself, by hand, out of necessity.

There are hundreds of them, from the simple but effective, to the elaborate and intricate.

The tile making technique he uses originated in the south of France with the discovery of portland cement, and was swiftly picked up by craftsmen and designers in Catalonia.

Moa is the only hydraulic cement tile maker in New Zealand, making European tiles in Whanganui.

There are distributors importing from Europe and Asia, but Moa is the sole maker in this country. He says with the advent of terrazzo and ceramic tiles, the cement tile lost favour and, in some places, disappeared. He sees his work as a revival of the technique.

“In countries like Morocco, South America and Vietnam, people are still making these tiles.” The patterns - and the tiles - are extremely hard-wearing and are suitable for indoor or outdoor use.

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Moa makes the tiles upside down, starting with the pattern, using one of his many stencils to separate the colours. Fine cement and coloured oxides create the hues.

He uses about 25 colours. The consistency of the coloured cements are exactly alike, so when the stencil is removed, the still liquid colours stay precisely in position. He fixes the colours with a mixture of dry cement and sand, heavy on the cement.

The third layer is a different mix and slightly damp. A hydraulic press completes the first part of the process. The tile, by now able to be handled, is left to dry before being cured in water and dried again.

“I make them hard and strong,” he says.

Moa is very proud of his work. His tiles are not just sand and cement. Added to the mix in measured amounts can be marble in sand or powder form, the latter with the look and feel of talc.

It’s an art of precision, chemistry and geometry, and a prerequisite is the love of beauty.

Moa had to jump through a few bureaucratic hoops to stay in Whanganui with his family, but he’s here now and loves it.

BELOW: Moa starts the tile making process by putting coloured cement into a stencil.

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Percy Coleman (1897 – 1965) pictured below.

Broke the world grass track flying mile record six times between 1916 (52sec) and 1929 (44.8sec – 80mph). In 18 years of racing he won more than 200 events, racing with success in New Zealand, Britain, America and Australia.

He set Australasian records for one, 10 and 15 miles on an Indian motorcycle in 1914. In road racing Percy (Cannonball) Coleman became the first British rider to exceed 100mph, at Brooklands (England) in 1919.

Rod Coleman (1926 – ) Was the first New Zealander to win at the Isle of Man, riding an AJS to victory in the 350cc race at a speed of 91.51mph in 1954. In major international racing Rod Coleman scored 10 victories, was runner-up 16 times and placed third in 10 events. Rod Coleman won numerous New Zealand motorcycle road titles and was also a national jet boat champion driver.

Bob Coleman (1931 – ) A top class New Zealand grass track and motocross rider for 21 years, winning 12 national championships.

He won five New Zealand one mile grass titles between 1949 and 1970, three New Zealand beach racing finals, two New Zealand miniature TT grass-track titles and two NZ motocross championships.

General The Coleman family, which was instrumental in becoming New Zealand agents for some of the world’s top motorcycle companies, played a major role in motorcycle racing in the country and also establishing the internationally renowned Wanganui Cemetery Circuit.

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Wanganui born Megan Compain (1975 - ) made history in 1997 when she became the first New Zealand player to secure a contract to play professional basketball in the United States, signing on with the Utah Starzz for the inaugural WNBA championship, being the youngest National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) player in the league at the age of 21.

Megan first gained selection in the New Zealand women’s Tall Blacks in 1998. She was selected in the New Zealand women’s basketball team to compete at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and she gained selection again for the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.

During her four years at the University Megan was three times a first team all-Big Time and all-time Atlanta selection for STJ which qualified for the 1994, 1995 and 1997 NCAA Tournaments. She finished with 1497 pts, 443 rebounds and an 82.4 per cent accuracy.

When she signed with the Utah Starzz Megan, joint holder of the NCAA All Time Single Game 3 Point Shooting Record of 7/7 against Rhode Island in 1997, was playing alongside Russian superstar Elena Baranova.

After the Athens Olympic Games Megan Compain was appointed Adidas Basketball Global Manager for Europe, being based in Nuremburg (2005-07) and Amsterdam (2007-09), before returning to New Zealand to be married and join the New Zealand Rugby Union as marketing and relationship sponsorship manager.

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While most people around the country celebrate Matariki, Puanga is the star that Whanganui iwi look towards to signal the New Year

MP read te reo Whanganui’s Davis Library celebrated Puanga by inviting guest readers to the children’s library.

Te Tai Hauauru MP Adrian Rurawhe took a turn at reading books written in te reo for an audience of pre-schoolers.

While the younger children were more intent on moving the book trolleys around, a group of 4-year-olds gave Rurawhe their full attention as he read them pukapuka (books) about kumara and farm animals.

“It has been a long time since I read to a group of tamariki and it has been very enjoyable,” Rurawhe said.

He received enthusiastic applause and a waiata from the children of Mangawhero Te Kohanga Reo in Guyton St. The Puanga Purakau (stories) organised by the children’s library team was one of a number of events celebrating Puanga in June and July.

ABOVE: Politician Adrian Rurawhe took time out to read to pre-schoolers at the Davis Library

Group exhibition Whanganui’s Manawa ora Maaori Artists Collective and Gallery on Guyton came together to celebrate Puanga with a group exhibition.

Naani Waitai, Tanea Ngapeka, Rere Sutherland, Mina Bourke, Ta Piri and Rena Star created an exhibition that celebrated the Maori New Year and their tipuna (ancestors) in their own unique styles.

Ta Piri’s round, acrylic canvas Shapeshifter is a depiction of living in different dimensions.

“It is my interpretation of how we are connected to our tipuna and how they guide us,” she says.

Rere Sutherland’s large canvas depicts the Matariki or Pleiades formation with the Puanga star shining on the right.

“I was thinking about our kaitiaki - our guardians - and how we must become kaitiaki for younger generations.

“I have used glow paint so the star formation can be seen in the dark.”

Tanea Ngapeka has produced more works in her blue series incorporating jigsaw pieces and has turned her hand to crochet to produce Rere, a giant raffia bird taking flight in the gallery front window.

“It’s symbolic of the new beginnings we celebrate at this time of year.”

Next to Ngapeka’s bird is Mina Bourke’s star made with repurposed materials and representing the Puanga star.

It is one of five mixed media pieces Bourke produced for the exhibition using paints, flax, laser cut wood and a sprinkling of diamante to depict both the night sky and the harvesting that is part of winter solstice celebrations.

“I love the positive and negative effects I get with using the laser-cut pieces and Marilyn and Marty Vreede have kindly let me use their equipment for my work.”

Naani Waitai’s Tohu Taketake series comprises five black and white digital prints depicting marks placed by Maori chieftains on Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Rena Star’s two Kaitiakitanga canvases in bright acrylics and gold leaf depict her tipuna as kaitiaki watching over the present with bird symbolism to the fore.

ABOVE: Erena Metekingi-Anson (left), Mina Bourke, Ta Piri, Tanea Ngapeka and Rere Sutherland celebrate Puanga with their Transformation exhibition at Gallery on Guyton

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Inflatable Starlab provided virtual journey The Whanganui Regional Museum offered opportunities to learn all about Puanga, the Aotearoa New Year, in conjunction with astronomy, in an inflatable Starlab.

The sessions included korero about how Maori celebrate Aotearoa New Year and how we can all celebrate as a community during this time.

An inflatable Starlab provided a virtual journey to discover more about the stars that signal Puanga and Matariki, Aotearoa New Year.

Participants could sit back in the Starlab while thousands of stars shone in a simulation of the night sky while discovering how to use the stars to track the seasons and to find your way.

Matariki has been absent from our night sky since early May, but Puanga is still evident in the west after sunset.

Matariki will return to the morning sky very soon, whereas Puanga is already visible just before dawn.

Each day, these stars will rise slightly earlier and will be easier to spot in the darker pre-dawn sky.

There were three dates for Starlab sessions in June and sessions were more suited to school age children, so attendees had to be 5 and over.

There was also opportunities to stargaze through the Ward Observatory’s historic giant telescope in St Hill St in June and July.

ABOVE: Stargazers found out how to locate Puanga, Matariki and other prominent stars

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hanganui travel consultant Leanne Comrie is thrilled with her win in the Helloworld national awards.

Comrie, who is the manager at Helloworld Wanganui and has been in the travel industry for more than 20 years, received the award for sales performance for the period July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018. The award was presented by Helloworld management and entertainers Jono and Ben at Helloworld’s gala awards event in Wellington.

“It was awesome,” Comrie said. “I’ve won awards before but not for a long time and not at that level.”

Comrie’s past year’s sales were benchmarked against Helloworld’s 70 independently owned branches nationwide.

Helloworld Wanganui owners Paul and Sue Robinson said they were proud to have Comrie as part of the team and the award was testament to her professionalism and continued focus on her clients.

“It’s fantastic that Leanne’s efforts are rewarded. There are some amazing journeys out there for people to see.”

Leanne Comrie won the national sales trophy at the Helloworld awards.

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The song was written by the late Morvin Simon MNZM who was not only a nationally acclaimed Maori composer, but Kaiwhaiki’s choirmaster and kapa haka leader.

Confirmation Mass was celebrated by Bishop Charles Drennan from Palmerston North and Fr Marcus Francis, the Parish Priest of the Catholic Parish of Whanganui - Te Parihi Katorika ki Whanganui.

After the powhiri the candidates met with Bishop Drennan for a mihi, enabling the candidates and bishop to get to know each other before confirmation.

Singing Ave Maria, family and friends followed the candidates into the whare Kiritahi where Mass was held. Tawaroa Ponga carried the St Peter Chanel banner, Te Ao Maro Baron-McRitchie was cross bearer, Moetahi Baron-McRitchie the Lectionary and Te Rangi Tautahi Ponga was the candle bearer.

“All reminiscent of the Hui Aranga Easter Hui rosary processions, where St Peter Chanel’s Club from Kaiwhaiki has participated for over 70 years,” said Sr Makareta Tawaroa rsj.

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“We are family; we are disciples; we care for the last, the lost and the least.”

Sunday services are normally held as follows: Christ Church, 243 Wicksteed Street – 9am and 10.30am weekly St John’s, Matarawa, No. 2 Line – 11am on the first and third Sundays of each month St Chad’s, Great North Road – 9.45am on the first and third Sundays of each month St Oswalds, corner Western Line and SH3 – 10am on the first Sunday of each month St Mary’s, Upokongaro – 11am on the second Sunday of each month

Westmere Presbyterian Memorial Church 51 State Highway 3, 4571 Wanganui RD1

Services on Sunday at 10:00 am.

All welcome.

Wednesday services: All Saints, Moana Street – 10am St Peter’s, Koromiko Road – 1pm

Parish office: 243 Wicksteed Street, open 9am-3pm Tuesday to Friday.

Phone: 06 345 7723 Email: angparishwhang@xtra.co.nz www.whanganuichronicle.co.nz

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t may not be as popular as its flashy cousin - The War Memorial Tower - over on Durie Hill, but the Bastia Hill Water Tower is another part of Whanganui’s heritage worth checking out…

Designed to reflect the arched aqueducts and towers of the water supply networks of ancient Rome, the tower was built in 1927 to service both Bastia and Durie Hill. There are three floors – not only for access – but also to stop the outer columns from bowing outwards under the weight of the water in the top tank, because 2000 tonnes of water is fairly heavy!

With the large Christmas star which can be seen at night throughout much of the city, it is a bit more ‘bling-bling’ than the Durie tower.

Another claim to fame is that at 50 metres the Bastia Hill water tower is taller than its sibling over on Durie. To be precise, the height of the bottom of the Bastia Hill water tank is 55 metres above the highest part of Durie Hill.

Building began in late 1925, and finished mid-April in 1927. The Bastia Hill Water Tower cost of £22,900. The tank was supplied with an automatic electric

pump station, previously drawing water from the town supply.

The dome’s purpose was to protect the water from the sun, and prevent “wobbling” of the tower’s secondary columns from potential wind gusts.

The water tower received a thorough maintenance check-up and concrete refurbishment in the 1990s.

Note that the tower is NOT open to the public, but closer viewing can be had from walking or driving up Georgetti Road.

Bastia Hill was named by an early settler, Mr Augustine Georgetti who originally came from the town of Bastia on the island of Corsica. Now the tower remains a significant landmark for Whanganui and carries telecommunications equipment.

In pre-European times Bastia Hill was the site of a large fortified pa, Taumahaaute. www.visitwhanganui.nz LEFT: Bastia Hill Water Tower - fabulous architecture from 1927.

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new landscape supplier has joined the growing community of businesses in Castlecliff ’s Rakau

Road.

Sort It Out Landscape Supplies, run by Rose Stokes, has been open since mid-May. It is located at the same site as Camtract Civil Contracting, operated by Stokes’ partner, Daren Bendle.

“We had the civil contracting business and we had always talked about one day doing a landscape business as well,” Stokes said.

“When Loaders closed their landscape supplies business, we saw an opportunity. We had to move the civil contracting business from where it was so we decided to purchase this land and set up both businesses here.”

They stock bulk landscape products including bark, stone, compost and garden mix as well as bagged products, such as ready mix concrete, and

weed matting and polythene. Stokes also has a good supply of macrocarpa and gum firewood.

Sort It Out is one of the only stockists of Simply Wrought Iron products which are made in Whanganui.

The business delivers orders or customers can hire a trailer to take home a couple of scoops of the bulk products.

“People are loving us being on this side of town because there’s been no landscape supply business here,” Stokes said.

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BELOW: Rose Stokes has realised her dream of opening a landscape supply business.

19 Rakau Road (off Mill Road), Whanganui.

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popular safe beach for the whole family and all ocean activities, Kai Iwi Beach is reached via Rapanui Road 14kms west of Whanganui.

Patrolled during the summer you can swim, fish, laze in the sun, go for long walks and pick through the driftwood.

A well-established motor camp is located in the Mowhanau village, with a children’s playground, toilet block and woodburning BBQs available as well.

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We never close, we are open seven days a week over the summer.

Daylight saving encourages everyone to connect with the outdoors, and there is no better way to get active than to walk the fairways of our course alongside your mates, your family or even work colleagues, whether 9 or 18 holes.

Come visit the team at the golf club who will assist with all your golfing requirements including that positive golfing experience.

Food and refreshment available Thursday – Sunday in our friendly clubhouse facility.

BUSINESS HOUSE GOLF For social and serious competitors, our 2018/19 Business House Team Competition commences starting Thursday 1 November – 21 March 2019. Restricted to five players per team, $6 per player. Tee Off at 5.45pm.

Men’s, ladies and mixed teams all invited.

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Then share a meal and refreshments in the clubhouse immediately after the round.

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eveloping a system that reminds workers to think first before rushing in has netted Whanganui’s Terri Coopland a national health and safety award.

Coopland, who is health and safety manager at Mars Petcare in Whanganui, won the New Zealand Institute of Safety Management’s health and safety practitioner of the year award at the Workplace Health and Safety Awards 2018.

The Take 2 system she developed is based on different lengths of time it takes to stop and think about an action, check instructions, assess a task, implement controls and change a process. The system has led to a reduction of more than 50 per cent in injuries in two years.

“It reminds anyone on site, before doing a job, to stop and think before you dive in and was designed mainly for breakdowns in the factory,” Coopland said.

“It’s more important to do it safely than to rush in to get things back up and running. Think whether you have the knowledge and equipment to do it so you have everything together before you start doing the job.

“Time isn’t the key factor. Don’t put yourself at risk.”

Coopland believes the system could be applied more widely than the workplace and has had some discussions with ACC and Safer Whanganui about how it could be used elsewhere.

She said it was important to focus on people first “then the systems fall into place”.

“It’s not just about compliance with the health and safety regulations. For me, it’s looking after people the right way and making sure they are safe. If you do that properly, then you will be complying anyway.”

Coopland’s commitment to improving health and safety standards led to her being appointed chairwoman of the New Zealand Institute of Safety Management Grading Committee in 2016.

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ilson’s Hunting and Outdoors is your local store selling a wide range of hunting, fishing, camping, shooting, archery, reloading, and sausage-making gear.

If that sounds like a very varied range of products, that’s because it is. Whether you are an avid hunter, a weekend fisherman or simply want to take your kids camping, you will find what you need here.

Wilson’s stock a wide range of outdoor clothing for all conditions, and even sausage-making products to make the most of every bit of that deer you got in the weekend.

The staff is knowledgeable and friendly, and as long as you don’t mind a side of banter with your thermals, you are bound to get on just fine.

Their tongue-in-cheek humour extends to signs around the shop claiming, “Your wife called, she said it’s ok,” and “Sometimes it’s better to ask forgiveness than permission.”

Although, judging by the good reviews on their Facebook page, almost as many women shop there as men.

Whether you’re a visitor to Whanganui or a local, get down to Wilson’s Hunting and Outdoors, and make the most of your outdoor adventures in our beautiful region.

BELOW: Greg Dearsly, National Manager New Zealand Institute of Safety Management, with Whanganui’s Terri Coopland, awarded NZISM Health and Safety Practitioner of the Year at the Workplace Health and Safety Awards 2018.

For all your outdoor requirements:

Hunting • Fishing • Camping • Shooting • Archery Reloading • Sausage-making gear 8.30am - 6.30pm Weekdays • 9.00am - 4.00pm Sat 10.00am - 4.00pm Sun

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Steampunk Day

Swans On Virginia Lake

Thu 4 Oct 11:00am-1:00pm Tennessee Waltz Royal Wanganui Opera House Pop meets traditional country featuring award winning songs from artists like Doris Day, John Denver, Connie Francis, Kenny Rodgers and Dolly Parton Fri 5 Oct 7:30pm-9:00pm The Kugels - Klezmer Band Prince Edward Auditorium Klezmer is the folk idiom of the Jewish people - the music of dance halls and weddings, The Kugels bring these exciting and evocative songs to the stage, sharing their passion and skill with audiences Sat 27 Oct 10:00am-2:00pm Gala Day St Anne’s Catholic School Fun for all the family

World Vision Colour Dash

Horse Racing

Sat 27 Oct 10:30am-3:00pm Festival of Cultures Majestic Square The festival is a celebration of the culturally diversity in our community, by way of food and entertainment Thur 8 Nov 11:00am-1:00pm Divas & Divos Royal Wanganui Opera House Using multimedia, anecdotes, real life stories and the arias and ensembles that made these singers famous we delve into their lives and see what made them some of the greatest singers of the 20th century

Football

Soapbox Derby

Sat 8 Dec 2:00pm-3:00pm Christmas Parade The annual Mainstreet Whanganui Christmas Parade showcases reflections of a ‘Kiwi Christmas’ in the heart of the city Wed 26 Dec – Boxing Day Cemetery Circuit Street Race Get up and close to the action at New Zealand’s legendary street circuit. Respected internationally the Cemetery Circuit is the southern hemisphere’s ‘Isle of Man’ January 2019 Wanganui Opera Week Students of the New Zealand

Dog Agility Competition

Mid Winter Polar Plunge

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Opera School perform at various public events. You are invited to master classes, a lunchtime recital, local restaurants, a nondenominational church service and a gala concert at the Royal Wanganui Opera House January 2019 Whanganui Summer Programme Somerhing almost every day.

Day trips, suburban and beach walks, evening talks and behind the scenes tours. A great way to discover more about Wanganui’s local history, people and places as well as take outings further afield Sat 19 Jan - Mon 21 Jan Vintage Weekend Vintage Weekend brings together three days of nostalgia and the fine things in life, street markets, outdoor cinema, music and a hair-raising soap box derby Feb 1-10 New Zealand Masters Games War Memorial Centre Whanganui will proudly host the 30th Anniversary of the New Zealand Masters Games - a significant milestone as it secures its space in New Zealand’s sporting history as the largest and longest running multi-sport event in New Zealand!

Sat 9 Feb 6:30pm-9:00pm Impact Pro Wrestling: Wanganui Racecourse The return of Whanganui’s own ‘Modern Day Maori Warrior’ Ben Mana and up-and-comer Bradical, alongside a cavalcade of the best professional wrestlers in New Zealand Feb/March La Fiesta An annual festival of events celebrating women – unique to Whanganui March 2019 Artists Open Studios More than 60 studios and galleries and 150 talented artists open their studios for two special weekends

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